Fence-post brace.



M. LOGAN.

FENCE POST BRAUB.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 16, 1910.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

/lnventor Attorneys -L'OLUMBIA PLANOOHAPM C0.. IIMMINGTON. D. c.

MARSHALL LOGAN, 0F PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6,1912.

Application filed. June 16, 1910. Serial No. 567,253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL LOGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plymouth, in the county of Marshall and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Fence-Post Brace, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to fence posts and more particularly to posts foruse at fence corners.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a post which isentirely above ground and, therefore, more durable and inexpensive thanthe ordinary forms of post which extend into the ground.

A further objectis to provide improved means for bracing the post.

Another object is to provide means whereby the post brace can be shiftedto move the post and thus stretch the fence connected to it.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel details of'construction and combinations of parts hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence postconstructed in accordance with the present invention, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the corner post. Fig. 3 is an elevationof a portion of the post and showing anchoring blocks in lieu of stakes.7

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thecorner post which is adapted to bear at its lower end upon the surfaceof the ground, there being a series of openings 2 extending through thepost adjacent the upper end thereof and any one of which is adapted toreceive a fastening bolt 3 or the like. A base plate 4 is used inconnection with the post and has an upstanding flange 5 at one end whileits other end has a wire or rod 6 connected to it and secured to thelower end portion of the post 1. One of these plates 1 is provided foreach brace 7 used in connection with the post, the lower end of thebrace being adapted to fit upon the angle portion of the plate while theother end thereof bears against the post and is held against upwarddisplacement by one or more of the bolts 3.

' In setting up the post, the same is first placed on the ground at thepoint where it is to be secured and stakes 8 are driven into the groundand connected to the lower portion of the post by means of heavy rods orwires 9. These rods or wires aline with these portions of the fenceconnected to the post. After the parts have thus been assembled, thebraces 7 are placed with their lower ends on the plates 4; and theirupper ends in contact with the posts 1. A block 10 or the like may thenbe fastened to the post and used as the fulcrum of a lever 11 connected,by means of a wire 12 or the like, to the upper portion of the brace 7.By pulling downwardly on the free end of the lever, the rod 12 will becaused to draw the upper end portion of the brace 7 downwardly. As thebrace 1 supporting the plate and the wire or rod 6 are in alinement withthe post 1 and one of the stakes 8, it will be seen that the lower endof the brace will be held against movement while the upper end thereofwill push the upper end of the post toward the stake 8 and thus draw thefence taut. After the brace has been pulled downwardly the desireddistance, a bolt 3 can be inserted into the adjoining opening 2 andemployed for fastening the brace in place. Each of the braces can beapplied and tightened in the manner described.

After the post has been set up as described anchoring blocks 13 ofcement or other ma: terial are embedded in the ground where the stakesare located and the wires 9 are attached to these blocks and the stakes8 discarded.

It will be seen that when the post is constructed in the manner setforth, it is'more durable and less expensive than the ordinary forms ofpost which extend into the ground, this being due to the fact that thepost is shorter and will not rot off.

It will be understood of course that the lever 11 and its connectionwith the brace 7 are to be removed after the parts have been properlytightened.

Various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the inven tion is defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is The combination with a fence post having its lowerend supported on the surface of the ground, of an anchoring device, aflexible connection between said anchoring device and the post, saidconnection being atpost for limiting the sliding movement of 10 taehedto the post above the lower end the brace upwardly relative to the post.thereof, a fence fabric secured to the post In testimony that I claimthe foregoing above and below said, connection, a flanged as my own, Ihave hereto aflixed my signabase plate, a flexible connection betweensaid ture in the presence of two witnesses.

plate and the lower end of the post, a brace MARSHALL LOGAN. bearing atone end upon the plate and Witnesses:

against the flange and slidably engaging the GUY BAKER,

post at its other end, and means upon the FRANK W. BOSWORTH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

